Mausoleum construction.



J. B. KING, W. E. HUGHES & F. W. HALL.

MAUSOLEUM CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 12, 1909.

998,908. Patented July 25, 191.1.

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JAMES B..KING'A1\TD WILLIAM E. HUGHES, OF CLYDE, OHIO, AND FRANK W. HALL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

MAIIT'SOLEUM CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 25, 1911.

Application filed November 1:2, 1909. Serial No. 527,744.

useful Improvementin Mausoleum C0nstructions, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention be ng herein explained and the best mode in which we have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other in--' ventions.

Our invention relates to mausoleum constructions, its object being to render such mausoleums dry upon the interior thereof, to provide a circulation of dry air through the individual crypts of the mausoleum whereby desiccation of the contents of such crypts may be obtained, and put-refaction' thereby prevented; andfurther to provide a construction economical in cost, erection and maintenance.

The said invention consists of means hereinafter fully described and particularly set forth in the claims.

The annexed dr awings and the following description'set forth in detail certain means embodying our invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be applied.

Figure 1 is a perspective of a group of receiving-crypts detached from a mausoleum of which they form a part, and which embodies our invention, certain portions being omitted for the purpose of disclosing the various details thereof. Fig. 2 is a fraginentary vertical longitudinal section of a mausoleum embodying our invention, and taken upon a plane passing transversely through one group of receiving crypts embodied therein. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of one end of the building, and drawn upon an enlarged scale. Fig.4 is a horizontal brokensection taken upon the planes indicated by lines ItV-IV of Fig. 2-. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken upon the plane indicated by line VV of Figs. 2 and 3.

Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section of the alr-dry ng-apparams forming a part of our invention. Fig. 7 is a perspec tive of one of the receiving-crypt structures. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary horizontal section, taken upon an enlarged scale, ofone of such receptacle crypt structures. r

The mausoleum comprises the usual foundation, floor, walls and roof, together with the tiers and columns of receiving-crypts arranged in the usual manner upon opposite sides of a.1nain hall or lobby, and described in our Patent No. 949,771, issued February 22, 1910, an air space being provided above the crypt structures, and suitable Ventilators being also provided in the Walls for permitting such air space to communicate with the atmosphere upon the exterior of the building. As further shown and described in said above mentioned patent, the mausoleum embodying our present invention also includes a plurality of ducts connecting with inlet and outlet openings formed in the sides of each receiving-crypt,

the inlet ducts communicating at their lower ends with the atmosphere, and the outlet diicts communicating with the air-space above the crypts. In its general features therefore, the mausoleum embodying the present invention is similar to that forming the subject matter of the above named patent. The particular means for carrying outthe principles of saidinvention are, however,

different in the present invention, andave will therefore proceed to describe the same in detail.

The frontwall A of the buildingis provided at its lower'port-ion with an opening A", which is preferably located below the bottom of the interior of the lowermost tier of receiving-crypts. Upon the side of the structure and adjacent to such opening is an air-space B, Figs. 2 and 3, which communicates with the longitudinal floor ducts B, which pass below and transversely of the re ceiving-crypts,' as shown. This air-space is made of a dimension in a transverse direction with reference to the crypts, sufficient to permit each of the said ducts B to communicate with such. space. as shown in Fig.

as illustrated Intermediately of such space and the eve I terior and located in the opening A is an air-drying apparatus. .As illustrated, this apparatus consists of plurality of superposed duplicate devices which may vary in that when the drawers tween them a short distance above such shelf a perforate tray 0. The back of each drawer space is closed by meansof a suitable screen 0 which prevents the admission of insects or animals from without the building into the interior of the same. Located upon the interior of the space B is an upright pipe B which communicates by means of suitable openings 6 with each of the shelves C. These latter are preferably inclined slightly from the sides inwardly, and from the front backwardly, so as to cause any moisture or other liquid forming there on to flow through the openings 6 into the pipe 13. llhis pipe is carried downwardly into the earth,- and may be caused to discharge into a sewer or other receptaclefor such liquids. i

.Each tray 0 contains a drying substance, such as chlorid of lime or similar material,

capable of readily absorbing moisture, and as shown in the drawings, said trays have their upper surfaces removed some distance below the adjacent upper sheet orupperlimitofthe opening, as the case may be, whereby the air from the exterior ofthe building is permitted to pass over the chemical drying-substance, and so into the space B and'through the crypts. The front ends of the trays Cterminate some distance inwardly of the drawer, and the exterior of each of the latter is provided with an outwardly and downwardly inclined weather strip as shown in. Fig. 3. These weather strips overlap each other so are all occupying their inward positions, rain from the exterior is not permitted to enter and reach the shelves C. When it is desired to charge the trays with a drying substance, eaoh'of them' may be pulled outwardly for that purpose,

' as will be readily understood, one such withdrawn drawer being shown in Fig. By providing a plurality of shelves, and a drawer for each self, it is seen, that a considerable drying area may be provided over which the air may be caused to flow before entering the mausoleum.

The major portion of each receivingcrypt structure is formed of one single cast or molded deviceD of general rectangular form, and which forms the'bottom, sides and back of such receptacle as shown in Fig. 7. The sides of each of these structures are formed as shown with tongues and grooves,

the tongues on the one side being of greater depth than those upon the other side, as

; shown in Figs. 4 and 7.

Referring now to the crypt-structures D in one horizontal tier, all of the structures in such tier have their longer tongues d situated upon the same side, all of the shorter tongues cl being located upon the opposite side, as shown in Fig. 4. These structures are then placed side by side, so as to cause the long tongues cl of the one structure to engage the, shallow grooves (Z of the laterally adjacent structure, the shorter tongues 03 engaging the deeper grooves d formed by the longer tongues (Z, as will be readily understood. The adjacent-surfaces of the shallow grooves d and the long tongues (Z are made of concave form, as shown in Fig. 4, whereby an ellipticalspace (Z is left between them, which is filled with cement or other binder. When these structures are placed side by side as described, vertical ducts D are formed by the longer tongues d and shallow grooves (P, as shown in Fig. 4. In the tier of receptacle structures above or below the tier just described, as-the case may be, the location of the long and 'short tongues is reversed, as shown in Fig. 1, so

that the structures of the one tier may be referred to as righthanded, and,the structures of the adjacent tier above or below, as the case may be, may be referred to as left handed. The receiving-crypt structures are I therefore laid beside each other to form tiers, and piled upon each other to form ver tical columns, the tiers being constructed alternately of right and left handed structures, all of the elements of anyonetier bee ing composed of structures of uniform character. The location of the tongues uponthe sides of. all of the structures is made suchtas to cause the ,Q'IOOVQSfOI'HlQd to aline velttically with each other to combine allof tth ductsD in one vertical line to form on 13 right and continuous duct. The right a nd left handed arrangement permits the longer tongues of one 'tier to overlap the lon r tongues of the other vertically, and there cause the entire collection of structures to interlock in a vertical direction. Those columns of receptacle structures adjacentto the interior end walls E, which latter form: the air spaces A are all provided on the: side adjacent to such wall with the 'long' tongues, and these latter are caused to abut said wall E, thereby forming in conjunctionv with such wall the required verticalducts the right and left handed structures, in so far as concerns these sides of receivingetmyptl structures adjacent to" the wall E, being" therefore absent, but present, throughout at other parts of .thestructure, as will be readily understood. All vertical ducts formed by the tongues and grooves which I are located in the same longitudinal plane such plane being transverse with respect to the longitudinal direction of the crypt strue tures, communicate at their lower ends with one of the longitudinal horizontal ducts B, as shown in Fig. 2.

Each receiving-crypt structure is provided with an inlet-opening d, which communicates with one of the deeper grooves in the corresponding side of. the structure,-as

shown in Fig. 1, and is furthermore provided with an outlet-opening (i these inlet and outlet openings being placed near -the located in a dill'erent longitudinal plane, so.

bottom of one side-0t the crypt and near the top of the other side, respectively, as described in our above-named patent. Each of the inlet and outlet-openings communicates respectively with a vertical air-duct D that the path'of the air through-any one crypt is independent of the path of the air through any other crypt. Each outlet-duct is plugged by means of a stop (if at a point below such outlet opening, so that these outlet ducts are cut oil from'connnunication be low with the ducts B. The top of the inletducts are cut off from communication with the air-space above the crypt structures by means of slabs F, Fig. 1, suitable openings f--being cut in these slabs to permit the outlet ducts to communicate with said air-space.

The front or open end of each receivin'g- I crypt structure is=gropved as at ll, so that a horizontal slab G may be inserted between the projecting front ends of the structures to form a shelf for receiving and carrying flowers or wreaths. In the completed structure, these open front ends are closed by means of vertical slabs H, which are'held in place by strips H, Fig. 1.

By means ot-tlie above-.(lescribed constrllction. it will be noted therefore that the re- .-ei\"ing-cr \"pt structures may be piled one.

upon the other to form tiers and columns which are interlocked vertically and in the longitudinal direction of the interior'ot the crypts. The bottoms of one tier of crypts forms the top of the ncnjt tier below. with thecxception of the uppermost and lowermost tiers, the top of the uppern'rost v tiers being formed by thc'slabs F,.as previously described. I

The surface of the interior bottom ot-each fcrypt is preferably grooved as shown, these I grooves inclining from the i'rtmttoward the rear and discharging in a common lransvmse groove which comn'ulnicatcs with a vertical duct (l formed in the rear .wall of the reg i ving-crypt structure, as shown in Fig". 4, in a manner heretofore well known, and under stood. these ducts torming'd'rains for carrying off any liquids which might possibly torn] or'be present in the .intcrior of the crypts.

\Vherc it 'is desired to place a di infecting or other similar-material adjacent to thein-' let and outlet openings of the crypts, a depression al is formed in the corresponding wall, which forms a receptacle for such disinfectant immediately below the opening In order to supply the disinfecting material to such receptacle, a duct d may be formed in such wall, extending from the receptacle to the .front of the crypt, where itmay be plugged by means of a suitable stopper d, as will be readily'understood.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim therefore and desire to se-- cure-"by Letters Patent is: r

, 1. As a new article of -manufac'ture,.a receiving crypt structure of integral form having an open top and end, and having its -Walls exteriorly grooved, whereby laterally adjacent structures will form air-ducts; one

, or more of said grooves being provided with a stop adapted to form the terminus of one of such air ducts. 1

2. Asa new article of manufacture, a

receiving-crypt structure of' integral form, and having its lateral walls exteriorly grooved. whereby laterally adjacent structures will form air-ducts; the groovesin one side of said structure being of greater depth than those upon the other side. a 3. As a new article of manufacture, a receiving-crypt' structure of integral form having its lateral walls formed with a-pluralitv of vertical parallel grooves',-wl'1ereby juxtaposed structures will form a plurality of vertical parallel air-ducts; the grooves on one side of said structure being of greater depth than those upon the other.

'4. As a new article of manufacture, a re ceiving-crypt structure of integral form. and having its lateral walls formed with a plurality of parallel exterior tongues and grooves, the outer faces. of said tongues being concave.

In a mausoleum.- a plurality of receivtiers and adjacent columns, said structures being formed with lateral parallel tongues and grooves, the tongues and grooves of'adjaccntstructures interlocking. with each other. and being of difi'erent depth, whereby air-ducts are formed by such structures.

(i. In a mausoleum, a'plurahty of adiacent recelving-crypt structures provided.

-with engaging tongues and grooves; the

opposing faces of some of such tongues and grooves being concave. to form a space for .the reception of the binder;. and some of ing-crypt. structures forming superposed I ing With one of said structures' interior.

8. In a mausoleum, a receiving-crypt structure in which the bottom, side and one endiwall are integral with each other, said side Walls being vertically grooved exteriorly; one of said Walls being formed with an opening therethrough communicating with one of said grooves and with the structures interior, and with a receptacle beneath such opening for receiving a disinfecting or similar material.

9. In a mausoleum, the combination with an exterior wallprovided with an opening therethrough, and forming a chamber; of a drawer in said chamber provided With an air-drying material and removed from the Walls of said chamber, Whereb air may pass through said chamber over said drawer and material; said drawerbeing provided upon the exterior With an inclined Weather strip.

10. In a mausoleum, the combination of grooves and with. the

provided with an opening drawer in said 0 ening and provided With an interior per orate tray 25 containing a drying material; a duct on the interior of said Wall and communicating with said opening below said tray, whereby liquid from said tray may be caught by the bottom of the opening and conducted 30 into said duct.

Signed by us, this 23 day of October, 1909.

JAMES B. KING. WILLIAM E. HUGHES.

FRANK W. HALL. Attested by W. T. CURTIS, HARVEY S. DURAND.

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